Outdoor Christmas Tree

It is a Christmas tradition to decorate our home the Friday after Thanksgiving.  We started by placing a fresh evergreen wreath on the outside door.  Next to the door stands the dark red sleigh made by my Grandpa and Grandma Snyder.  This year I decided...

Shelli Abel – Author

My mom’s book & the second book in our Minna and the Canine Club series is officially out today! I am so proud of my mom’s work! She is the person who first introduced me to storytelling when I was little by coming up with these two sisters who lived...
Bark in the Dark

Bark in the Dark

The Bark in the Dark event a couple of weeks ago was a great success! It was so fun meeting fellow dog lovers and their furry friends. We had lots of kids enter our “Funniest Dog” contest, and it was fun to read all of the entries.  Check out our photos from the...
Johnny Appleseed Day

Johnny Appleseed Day

Harvest season is such a wonderful time of the year.  The local farmer’s stands are now filled with pumpkins and loaded up with just about every kind of apple you can imagine.  While the sights and aromas are beginning to feel a little more fall-like, so are...

National Dogs in Politics

by, Thad Abel Happy National Dogs In Politics Day! Sources:  Nationaltoday.com and Hillspet.com (Erin Ollila) President Richard Nixon was the 38th President of the United States and his most memorable speech is when he mentioned his dog, Checkers.  In 1952, then,...

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